by N G Osborne
Special thanks to Abid Halim, our best friend and guide in Peshawar, who graciously proofed the manuscript for any cultural, geographical and historical discrepancies.
Thanks to the early believers and readers of the book. Trevor Engelson, my former business partner and now manager, his wife Meghan Markle, and everyone at Underground; Charlotte Boundy whose enthusiasm, feedback and perseverance on my behalf has, dare I say it, been boundless; Laura DiSanto, Brandon Dermer, Jason Ruscio, Jon Cassir, Katherine Cowles, Arthur Spector, Maria Kourtis for your early reads and peerless thoughts; George Lewis for allowing the use of his wonderful photo for the cover; Margo Murphy for the cover design; Dave Feldman, my lawyer, for being my tireless advocate; and to Jon Elek and everyone at A.P. Watt for their efforts on my behalf.
And, finally, enormous thanks to James and Georgie Osborne, my mother and father, who allowed me, at the age of eighteen, to go on such a crazy adventure and who have unfailingly encouraged my dreams throughout my life. I love you and feel so blessed to have you as my parents.
N.G.O
Table of Contents
PROLOGUE
ONE
PART I
TWO
THREE
FOUR
FIVE
SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN
ELEVEN
TWELVE
THIRTEEN
FOURTEEN
FIFTEEN
SIXTEEN
PART II
SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN
NINETEEN
TWENTY
TWENTY-ONE
TWENTY-TWO
TWENTY-THREE
TWENTY-FOUR
TWENTY-FIVE
TWENTY-SIX
TWENTY-SEVEN
TWENTY-EIGHT
TWENTY-NINE
THIRTY
THIRTY-ONE
THIRTY-TWO
THIRTY-THREE
THIRTY-FOUR
THIRTY-FIVE
THIRTY-SIX
THIRTY-SEVEN
THIRTY-EIGHT
THIRTY-NINE
PART III
FORTY
FORTY-ONE
FORTY-TWO
FORTY-THREE
FORTY-FOUR
FORTY-FIVE
FORTY-SIX
FORTY-SEVEN
FORTY-EIGHT
FORTY-NINE
FIFTY
PART IV
FIFTY-ONE
FIFTY-TWO
FIFTY-THREE
FIFTY-FOUR
FIFTY-FIVE
FIFTY-SIX
FIFTY-SEVEN
FIFTY-EIGHT
FIFTY-NINE
SIXTY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
